US2024143723A1PendingUtilityA1

Pre-os authentication

49
Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS LPPriority: Oct 27, 2022Filed: Oct 27, 2022Published: May 2, 2024
Est. expiryOct 27, 2042(~16.2 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Ganesh ViswanathanNelson ChengVolker Nadolski
G06F 21/43G06F 21/57H04L 9/3228
49
PatentIndex Score
0
Cited by
0
References
0
Claims

Abstract

An information handling system may include at least one processor, an input device, and a display device. The information handling system may be configured to: prior to booting an operating system, display a displayable identifier on the display device, wherein the displayable identifier encodes information indicative of a system identifier of the information handling system, a time, and an encrypted shared secret, and wherein the displayable identifier is usable by a mobile information handling system to determine an access password for the information handling system; and in response to receiving the access password at the input device, booting the operating system.

Claims

exact text as granted — not AI-modified
What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An information handling system comprising:
 at least one processor;   an input device; and   a display device;   wherein the information handling system is configured to:   prior to booting an operating system, display a displayable identifier on the display device, wherein the displayable identifier encodes information indicative of a system identifier of the information handling system, a time, and an encrypted shared secret, and wherein the displayable identifier is usable by a mobile information handling system to determine an access password for the information handling system; and   in response to receiving the access password at the input device, booting the operating system.   
     
     
         2 . The information handling system of  claim 1 , wherein the display device is a monitor. 
     
     
         3 . The information handling system of  claim 1 , wherein the input device is a keyboard. 
     
     
         4 . The information handling system of  claim 1 , wherein the displayable identifier is displayed by a Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) of the information handling system. 
     
     
         5 . The information handling system of  claim 1 , further configured to allow access to an encrypted storage resource in response to receiving the access password at the input device. 
     
     
         6 . The information handling system of  claim 1 , wherein the mobile information handling system is a smartphone. 
     
     
         7 . A method comprising:
 an information handling system displaying a displayable identifier on a display device prior to booting an operating system, wherein the displayable identifier encodes information indicative of a system identifier of the information handling system, a time, and an encrypted shared secret, and wherein the displayable identifier is usable by a mobile information handling system to determine an access password for the information handling system; and   in response to receiving the access password at an input device, the information handling system booting the operating system.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the display device is a monitor. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the input device is a keyboard. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the displayable identifier is displayed by a Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) of the information handling system. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising allowing access to an encrypted storage resource in response to receiving the access password at the input device. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the mobile information handling system is a smartphone. 
     
     
         13 . An article of manufacture comprising a non-transitory, computer-readable medium having computer-executable code thereon that is executable by a processor of an information handling system for:
 displaying a displayable identifier on a display device prior to booting an operating system, wherein the displayable identifier encodes information indicative of a system identifier of the information handling system, a time, and an encrypted shared secret, and wherein the displayable identifier is usable by a mobile information handling system to determine an access password for the information handling system; and   in response to receiving the access password at an input device, booting the operating system.   
     
     
         14 . The article of  claim 13 , wherein the display device is a monitor. 
     
     
         15 . The article of  claim 13 , wherein the input device is a keyboard. 
     
     
         16 . The article of  claim 13 , wherein the displayable identifier is displayed by a Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) of the information handling system. 
     
     
         17 . The article of  claim 13 , wherein the code is further executable for allowing access to an encrypted storage resource in response to receiving the access password at the input device. 
     
     
         18 . The article of  claim 13 , wherein the mobile information handling system is a smartphone.

Join the waitlist — get patent alerts

Track US2024143723A1 — get alerts on status changes and closely related new filings.

We store only your email — no account needed. See our privacy policy.